“I’m hoping everything carries over with the adjustments I have to make. But at the same time, rushing the passer is rushing the passer. That’s a strength of mine, and I just need to get it a lot better to get it where we need to go.”

Graham began his college career as a linebacker before growing out of it, and a change is just another in a long line, as he’s had to adjust to different schemes and deal with injuries throughout his career. He’s also not the kind of long-limbed defender new coach Chip Kelly prefers, adding another obstacle to his transition.

“I haven’t had a whole full year of just playing where I know I can play,” Graham said. “Everything’s always switching. We had a new D-line coach last year when everything started getting better. Now we have a new coach. But I’m always going to adjust.”

He’s going to need to do it quickly, as well. The former first-round pick has 8.5 sacks in three seasons. And though he finished well last year, the new regime isn’t going to have the same kind of tie to a former pick, so they’ll want to see production, fast.

9 responses to “Brandon Graham preparing for position switch”

The Eagles had their first workout as a team on Monday. Why would the coaching staff keep it a secret to a player what they expect from him?
Doesn’t look good for Brandon, he had a very good year last year after Tommy Brasher took over the D-line.